Phil Willmott
22 Aug
Reviews 
Review: 946 THE AMAZING STORY OF ADOLPHUS TIPS at the Globe
By Phil Willmott Monday, August 22 2016, 15:19
This show was my first visit to the venue under the new artistic directorship of Emma Rice. The atmosphere has certainly livened up a bit with a covers band playing blatantly amplified music and the use of stage lighting. Under previous regimes this move away from traditional Elizabethan theatre practices would have been unthinkable, the venue used to be lit with a flood lights giving the same general wash over stage and spectators throughout.
19 Aug
New Shows
BAT OUT OF HELL flies into London
By Phil Willmott Friday, August 19 2016, 14:49
It’s been a long time coming but now finally everything’s in place and it’s been announced that Meatloaf’s most theatrical of albums, BAT OF OUT HELL, will be the basis of a new stage musical, to be staged by Obie Award-winning director Jay Scheib.
The music and lyrics were written by Jim Steinman and the songs on the best selling trilogy of albums performed by Meat Loaf have always had a story linking them together.
16 Aug
Reviews
Review: CUT THROAT at the Irish Centre
By Phil Willmott Tuesday, August 16 2016, 10:44
Whilst Scotland has the Edinburgh Festival Londoners can enjoy a varied menu of experimental and alternative theatre as part of the extensive Camden Fringe Festival.
I took a stimulating dip into the varied offerings on Monday night and attended the English language premiere of an award winning play from Quebec courtesy of Trip and Guts theatre who are presenting CUT THROAT, an examination of the rights and responsibilities of free speech by Jean-Philippe Baril Guerard as adapted by Matt Cunningham.
15 Aug
Reviews
Review: CHILDREN OF EDEN at the Union Theatre
By Phil Willmott Monday, August 15 2016, 09:48
If you love the soaring melodies of WICKED you’ll really enjoy CHILDREN OF EDEN at the Union Theatre, by the same composer and lyricist, Stephen Schwartz.
For me it was a rare opportunity to re-discover some of the most popular audition songs I hear as a director in their original dramatic context. I say rare because there hasn’t been a professional production in the UK since the premiere bombed in the West End 25 years ago.
13 Aug
New Shows
42nd Street Returns to the West End
By Phil Willmott Saturday, August 13 2016, 14:45
42ND STREET, one of the most joyful and life affirming celebrations of Musical Theatre is to get a big west End revival in March 2017 at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane in a new production directed by Broadway veteran Mark Bramble. Bramble has staged the show many times and is joined by his previous collaborators Douglas W Schmidt (Set Designer) and Roger Kirk (Costume Designer)
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